U.S. patent application number 17/036123 was filed with the patent office on 2021-09-02 for sport balance board.
This patent application is currently assigned to Xiamen Sheep Anti-Fatigue Mat Co., Ltd.. The applicant listed for this patent is Xiamen Sheep Anti-Fatigue Mat Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Xiangyang LU.
Application Number | 20210268331 17/036123 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000005163519 |
Filed Date | 2021-09-02 |
United States Patent
Application |
20210268331 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
LU; Xiangyang |
September 2, 2021 |
SPORT BALANCE BOARD
Abstract
A sport balance board includes an elastic layer, a supporting
plate layer, and an anti-slip layer; the elastic layer and the
anti-slip layer are positioned on opposite sides of the supporting
plate layer, respectively; the supporting plate layer has an upper
surface and a lower surface, the lower surface is a spherical or
aspherical surface. The balance board of the present disclosure
adopts an ergonomic design that enables users to naturally perform
various swing and rotation actions while maintaining a good balance
and stability, making the actions seem effortless and
comfortable.
Inventors: |
LU; Xiangyang; (Xiamen,
CN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Xiamen Sheep Anti-Fatigue Mat Co., Ltd. |
Xiamen |
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CN |
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Assignee: |
Xiamen Sheep Anti-Fatigue Mat Co.,
Ltd.
Xiamen
CN
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Family ID: |
1000005163519 |
Appl. No.: |
17/036123 |
Filed: |
September 29, 2020 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63B 22/16 20130101;
A63F 9/26 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A63B 22/16 20060101
A63B022/16; A63F 9/26 20060101 A63F009/26 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Feb 27, 2020 |
CN |
202020221800.7 |
Claims
1. A sport balance board, comprising: an elastic layer; a
supporting plate layer; and an anti-slip layer; wherein the elastic
layer and the anti-slip layer are provided on opposite sides of the
supporting plate layer, respectively, wherein the supporting plate
layer has an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the lower
surface is a spherical surface or an aspherical surface.
2. The sport balance board according to claim 1, wherein the lower
surface extends along both ends of a long axis and a short axis,
wherein the long axis has a long axis spherical radius in a range
of 400 mm-2500 mm, wherein the short axis has a short axis
spherical radius in a range of 400 mm-2500 mm.
3. The sport balance board according to claim 1, wherein the lower
surface extends along both ends of a long axis and a short axis,
wherein a long axis spherical radius and a short axis spherical
radius are not equal.
4. The sport balance board according to claim 3, wherein the long
axis spherical radius is in a range of 400 mm-2500 mm, and the
short axis spherical radius is in a range of 450 mm-2400 mm.
5. The sport balance board according to claim 1, wherein the
elastic layer, the supporting plate layer, and the anti-slip layer
are all provided with openings, wherein a connecting device passes
through the openings to connect the elastic layer, the supporting
plate layer, and the anti-slip layer.
6. The sport balance board according to claim 5, wherein the
connecting device comprises a main body, a first clamping piece and
a second clamping piece, wherein the first clamping piece and the
second clamping piece are located on an upper end and a lower end
of the main body, respectively; wherein the main body is provided
to pass through the openings; wherein the first clamping piece is
flush with the elastic layer; and wherein a highest point and a
lowest point of the second clamping piece are not on a same
plane.
7. The sport balance board according to claim 1, wherein the upper
surface of the supporting plate layer is flat, wherein a thickness
of the elastic layer is evenly distributed on the upper surface of
the supporting plate layer.
8. The sport balance board according to claim 1, wherein the
supporting plate layer is in a concave arc shape, wherein a
thickness of the elastic layer is unevenly distributed on the upper
surface of the supporting plate layer.
9. The sport balance board according to claim 1, wherein an upper
surface of the elastic layer is provided with a game board
body.
10. The sport balance board according to claim 9, wherein the upper
surface of the elastic layer is provided with a groove, wherein the
game board body is placed in the groove; wherein the game board
body includes a first surface and a second surface, wherein a
plurality of contour lines of the first surface are consistent with
a pluralities of lines of the elastic layer, wherein the second
surface is a game board surface.
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO THE RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based upon and claims priority to
Chinese Patent Application No. 202020221800.7, filed on Feb. 27,
2020, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by
reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates to a sport balance board.
BACKGROUND
[0003] The existing balance boards generally moves in a
one-dimensional, such as a left-right movement or a front-rear
movement. Although there are some balance boards that are capable
of multi-dimensional movement, they are, however, not very
comfortable to use and may even require users to swing their feet
aggressively, which is unnatural.
SUMMARY
[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present
invention provides a sport balance board that includes an elastic
layer, a supporting plate layer, and an anti-slip layer. The
elastic layer and the anti-slip layer are positioned on opposite
sides of the supporting plate layer, respectively. The supporting
plate layer has an upper surface and a lower surface, and the lower
surface is a spherical or aspherical surface.
[0005] Preferably, the lower surface extends along both ends of a
long axis and a short axis, and the spherical radii of the long
axis and the short axis are in a range of 400 mm-2500 mm.
[0006] Preferably, the lower surface extends along both ends of a
long axis and a short axis, and the spherical radii of the long
axis and the short axis are not equal to each other.
[0007] Preferably, the spherical radius of the long axis is in a
range of 400 mm-2500 mm, and the spherical radius of the short axis
is in a range of 450 mm-2400 mm.
[0008] Preferably, the elastic layer, the supporting plate layer,
and the anti-slip layer are all provided with openings, and a
connecting device passes through the openings to connect them.
[0009] Preferably, the connecting device includes a main body, and
a first clamping piece and a second clamping piece that are located
at upper and lower ends of the main body, respectively. The main
body is also provided to pass through the openings, the first
clamping piece is flush with the elastic layer, and the highest
point and the lowest point of the second clamping piece are not on
the same plane.
[0010] Preferably, the upper surface of the supporting plate layer
is flat, and the elastic layer that is on the upper surface of the
supporting plate layer has an even thickness throughout.
[0011] Preferably, the supporting plate layer is in a concave arc
shape, and the elastic layer that is on the upper surface of the
supporting plate has an even thickness throughout.
[0012] Preferably, a side groove is provided on the periphery of
the upper surface, and the periphery of the elastic layer has an
extension part. The extension part and the side groove are
connected in cooperation with each other.
[0013] Preferably, an upper surface of the elastic layer is
provided with a game board body.
[0014] Preferably, an upper surface of the elastic layer is
provided with a groove with a detachable game board body that is
placed in the groove. The game board body includes a first surface
and a second surface, the contour lines of the first surface are
consistent with the lines of the elastic layer, and the second
surface is a game board surface.
[0015] The balance board of the present disclosure adopts an
ergonomic design that enables a user to naturally perform various
swing and rotation actions while still maintaining a good balance,
and making these actions seemed effortless and comfortable.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] In order to more clearly describe the technical solutions of
the present invention, all drawings that are being used in the
description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly
described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following
description only depict some embodiments of the present invention,
and other drawings can be obtained by those of ordinary skill in
the art from these without any creative efforts.
[0017] FIG. 1 is a top view of a sport balance board in accordance
with one embodiment of the present invention.
[0018] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a sport balance board in
accordance with the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.
[0019] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the sport balance board
through the line A-A shown in FIG. 1 in accordance with one
embodiment of the present invention.
[0020] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the sport balance board
through the line B-B shown in FIG. 1 in accordance with one
embodiment of the present invention.
[0021] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the sport balance board
through the line A-A shown in FIG. 1 in accordance with another
embodiment of the present invention.
[0022] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the sport balance board
through the line B-B shown in FIG. 1 of another embodiment of the
present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0023] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present
invention will be described below in conjunction with the drawings
in detail. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of
the embodiments of the present disclosure, and not all the
embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary
skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present disclosure
without creative efforts are within the scope of present
disclosure.
[0024] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6 of the description, a sport
balance board includes the elastic layer 1, the supporting plate
layer 2, and the anti-slip layer 3. The supporting plate layer 2
has the upper surface 21 and the lower surface 22. And the lower
surface 22 is a spherical or aspherical surface. The elastic layer
1 and the anti-slip layer 3 are positioned on opposite sides of the
supporting plate layer 2, respectively. The contour of the
anti-slip layer matches the lower surface of the supporting plate
layer. Preferably, the elastic layer 1 and the anti-slip layer 3
are in direct contact and connection with the upper surface 21 and
the lower surface 22 of the supporting plate layer 2, respectively.
The elastic layer and the supporting plate layer, or the supporting
plate layer and the anti-slip layer may be connected and fixed by
bonding material. Preferably, the supporting plate layer 2 is
composed of at least one layer of homogeneous materials, such as
wood, plastic, or other materials with rigid force. The elastic
layer 1 is composed of a single foam material such as PU or PVC
foam, or a combination of multiple foam materials, for example, the
elastic layer composed of multiple foam materials is molded of PVC
leather and PU foam. The anti-slip layer 3 is made of at least one
layer of foaming or non-foaming homogeneous materials, for example,
the homogeneous material is composed of one or more of rubber, PVC,
woven cloth or EVA.
[0025] The upper surface of the supporting plate layer 2 is
provided with the side groove 20 on the periphery, the periphery of
the elastic layer 1 has the extension part 11, and the extension
part 11 and the side groove 20 are connected in cooperation with
each other so as to connect and fix the elastic layer 1 onto the
supporting plate layer 2. Further, the elastic layer 1, the
supporting plate layer 2 and the anti-slip layer 3 are provided
with openings a, and the elastic layer 1, the supporting plate
layer 2 and the anti-slip layer 3 (the three layers) are connected
through the openings a by using the connecting device 4 to ensure
that the balance board can further enhance its stable
interconnection. Specifically, the connecting device 4 includes the
main body 40, the first clamping piece 41 and the second clamping
piece 42 that are located on upper and lower ends of the main body
40, respectively. The main body 40 is provided to pass through the
openings a. The elastic layer 1 has the groove body b close to the
periphery of the opening a. The first clamping piece 41 is located
on the groove body b, and the first clamping piece 41 and an upper
end of the elastic layer 1 are flush with each other, thereby
fixing and clamping the first clamping piece 41 and the elastic
layer 1 together. The second clamping piece 41 is mated and clamped
with the lower surface of the anti-slip layer 3, and the
three-layer reinforced connection is fixed by using the connecting
device 4. The second clamping piece 41 is provided in a high-low
offset manner, that is, the highest point and the lowest point of
the second clamping piece are not positioned on the same plane, so
that the second clamping piece 41 matches the shape of the
spherical or aspherical surface of the supporting plate layer,
which ensures that the aesthetics and practicality of the balance
board are unified and coordinated.
[0026] In a preferred embodiment, the lower surface 22 of the
supporting plate layer is a spherical surface and extends along
both ends of a long axis x and a short axis y, and spherical radii
of the long axis x and the short axis y are in a range of 400
mm-2500 mm. In another preferred embodiment, the lower surface 22
of the supporting plate layer is an aspherical surface, and the arc
radius of the long axis x and the arc radius of the short axis y
determine the cross-sectional shape of the aspherical surface. The
spherical radius of the long axis x is in a range of 400 mm-2500
mm, the spherical radius of the short axis y is in a range of 450
mm-2400 mm, and the spherical radii of the long axis x and the
short axis y are not equal, so that the lower surface 22 forms an
aspherical surface.
[0027] Refer to FIGS. 3 and 4, the upper surface 21 of the
supporting plate layer 2 is in a concave arc shape, which matches
the shape of the lower surface of the elastic layer 1. An uneven
distribution of the thickness of the elastic layer 1 on the upper
surface 21 of the supporting plate layer enables the users to find
their own most comfortable foot feel when in use and obtain more
diverse experiences. In another preferred embodiment, referring to
FIGS. 5 and 6, the upper surface 21 of the supporting plate layer 2
is flat, and the lower surface 22 is a spherical or aspherical
surface; and the thickness of the elastic layer 1 is evenly
distributed on the upper surface 21 of the supporting plate layer.
The balance board of the present invention adopts an ergonomic
design that enables users to naturally perform various swing and
rotation actions while maintaining a good balance and stability,
making these actions seem effortless and comfortable.
[0028] Further, a game board body may also be embedded in the
elastic layer 1. Specifically, the upper surface of the elastic
layer 1 is provided with a groove, which is used for embedding the
game board body, and the game board body and the surface of the
elastic layer are on the same horizontal plane as a whole after
installation. The game board body includes a first surface and a
second surface positioned opposite to each other. The contour lines
of the first surface are consistent with the lines of the elastic
layer 1, which can be used under normal pedaling; and the second
surface is a game board body with ball guide rails and guide rail
openings for the purpose of intriguing user's interest while
exercising as users sometimes feel bored by pure exercise. Since
the game board body and the elastic layer are two separately molded
modules, users can install the first or second surface of the game
board body on the elastic layer 1 according to their own needs.
When normal movement is needed, the first surface can be directly
installed upward in the groove. To make it more fun and
challenging, the game board body can be detached from the elastic
layer, and the second surface is installed upward in the groove,
which greatly enriches the user experience and has both sports and
entertainment fun. Of course, in other embodiments, the game board
body may also be directly fixed on the elastic layer 1 by, for
example, integrally mold and form the game board body and the
elastic layer by foaming.
[0029] The above description shows and describes the preferred
embodiments of the present disclosure. As described previously, it
should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to
the form disclosed herein. It should not be considered as an
exclusion from other embodiments, and can be used for various other
combinations, modifications, and environments. Moreover, it can be
modified through the above teachings or techniques or knowledge in
related fields within the scope of concept of the present
disclosure described herein. Also, the modifications and changes
made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit
and scope of the present disclosure should fall within the
protection scope of the appended claims of the present
disclosure.
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